Early in Bundy's WWF career, play-by-play commentatorGorilla Monsoon, who like Bundy was a heavyweight wrestler in his day peaking at 440 lb (200 kg), dubbed Bundy "The Walking Condominium", in reference to his size.[4] Monsoon would also frequently question Bundy's announced weight of 458 lb (208 kg), often claiming that he had to be "close to that 500 lb (230 kg) mark".

Pallies took the King Kong Bundy name during a storyline while working with World Class Championship Wrestling. Bundy was discovered and developed as Big Daddy Bundy (a combination of Shirley Crabtree's "Big Daddy" moniker[citation needed] and the surname of psychopathic serial killer, Ted Bundy) by the Von Erich family.[6] He wore blue jeans with a rope belt and was a fan favorite. After a dispute with the Von Erich family, Bundy was recruited by manager Gary Hart and dramatically reintroduced as King Kong Bundy, with the "Big Daddy" portion of his moniker replaced by the name of cinematic monster, King Kong, wearing the black singlet for the first time to signify his change. He lost his hair during the feud, adding to his signature look.

On September 23, 1985, Bundy faced André the Giant at Madison Square Garden in a match billed as "The Colossal Jostle". André dominated the match (it was one of the few times in his career that Bundy was actually the smaller of the two wrestlers in the ring), with the match ending after Big John Studd came from the locker rooms to Bundy's aid and attacked The Giant, causing a disqualification.[9]

One year later at WrestleMania III, Bundy was involved in a mixed six-man tag team match, teaming with midget wrestlersLittle Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook against Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver. During the match, after being pestered by Beaver (which included Beaver elbowing Bundy in the stomach, delivering a drop kick which had literally no effect, and later slapping Bundy in the face with his Moccasin which he later admitted "stung like a son-of-a-bitch"), Bundy finally caught him and body slammed Little Beaver and then delivered a big elbow causing his team's disqualification and his own tag partners to turn against him.[11][12] Later, after Beaver's death, in a 1998 interview Bundy said he hoped that he wasn't responsible for Beaver's early death, saying he wouldn't want that on his conscience (though the cause of Beaver's death in December 1995 was officially from the effects of emphysema).[13]

In November 1987, Bundy defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out on an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event.[14] Bundy left the WWF in early 1988 following a loss to Hogan in a rematch on the next episode of the series.[15]

After leaving the WWF in late 1995, Bundy wrestled for several independent promotions in the United States. In April 1997, he resurfaced in magazines when he joined a faction managed by Kenny Casanova called "Camp Casanova" along with "Danger" Dave DeJohn and The Masked Maniac at times in USWF, NBW, and USA Power Pro Wrestling. In a match against "The Seven Foot Tall" Primo Canera III, Bundy knee-dropped his opponent and then "Bundy-Splashed" him. The impact actually broke the ring, leaving the two grapplers in a pit in the center of the squared circle. This independent footage was picked up by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

His feuds against "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Doink the Clown, and Tom Brandi are among many main events in the northeast independent circuit. In 1999, at the Kolf Arena in Oshkosh, Wisconsin he won the AWA Superstars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship from Jonnie Stewart. Later that same year, Bundy the reigning AWA Heavyweight Champion wrestled again headlining an AWA "Super Event" at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. That night ended differently for Bundy, losing a "Bodyslam" Match to Koszmar Polski who was managed by Ken Patera. This brutal match was not without controversy. In a vicious move, The Honky Tonk Man demanded Bundy to throw Polski into the corner, so The Honky Tonk Man could hit him with his guitar. While The Honky Tonk Man taunted the crowd, Koszmar Polski quickly reversed the hold and King Kong Bundy was thrown to the corner, meeting head on with HTM's loaded guitar. With Bundy knocked out and HTM stunned in disbelief, Polski AKA "The Polish Nightmare" pinned the 470 pounder. Bundy was last seen at the Legends of Wrestling Show at the Pulaski County Fair in Somerset, KY in 2006. He lost to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in the Main Event.

Bundy has also tried a career in stand-up comedy.[19] On April 24, 2008, he was on a Norwegian TV show called Golden GOAL!. He had two guest spots on Married...With Children. In 1987, he played Uncle Irwin, the brother of Peggy Bundy. In 1995, he appeared again as the King Kong Bundy character.[20] He appeared in the 1988 Richard Pryor film Moving as Gorgo,[21] part of a trio of ex-cons who are insolent and careless movers. Bundy also starred as Otto Belmar in the 2011 independent film Fight the Panda Syndicate. He is on the cover of Belgian band Asociality's 2009 album Kabaal.